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¹fop

noun \ˈfäp\

: a man who cares too much about how he looks or dresses

Full Definition of FOP

obsolete : a foolish or silly person

: a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress : coxcomb, dandy

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Origin of FOP

Middle English; akin to Middle English fobben to deceive, Middle High German voppen

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FOP

Synonyms: beau, Beau Brummell, buck, dude, dandy, gallant, jay, lounge lizard, macaroni, pretty boy, toff [chiefly British]

Rhymes with FOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

²fop

verb

foppedfop·ping

Definition of FOP

transitive verb

obsolete

: fool, dupe

First Known Use of FOP

circa 1590

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